*NOW A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK AT BEDTIME*''Breathtaking... I haven''t been so entirely consumed by a book for years'' Telegraph''I''ll never stop thinking about it'' Ann PatchettFEAR KEEPS THEM RUNNING. HOPE KEEPS THEM ALIVE.Vivid, visceral, utterly compelling, AMERICAN DIRT is an unforgettable story of a mother and son''s attempt to cross the US-Mexico border Described as ''impossible to put down'' (Saturday Review) and ''essential reading'' (Tracy Chevalier), it is a story that will leave you utterly changed.Yesterday, Lydia had a bookshop.Yesterday, Lydia was married to a journalist.Yesterday, she was with everyone she loved most in the world.Today, her eight-year-old son Luca is all she has left.For him, she will carry a machete strapped to her leg.For him, she will leap onto the roof of a high speed train.For him, she will find the strength to keep running. Format Inbunden Omfång 480 sidor Språk Engelska Förlag Headline Publishing Group Utgivningsdatum 2020-01-21 ISBN 9781472261397